Live game blog: Final: No. 15 Stanford 48, Colorado 0

Stanford inserts its fourth quarterback as the final minutes tick off the clock. Robbie Picazo is in under center for the Cardinal. Stanford runs out the clock and the Buffs fall 48-0.

O'Neill is back on the field to punt - naturally.

Wood then fumbled the ball. The Buffs, but not before a 25-yard loss resulting in 3rd and 33. Then a delay of game backed the Buffs up five more yards.

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Following a 20-yard pass from Wood to Nick Kasa, the Buff will run their first play in Stanford territory for the first time today with just more than 9 minutes remaining.

The Colorado defense holds Stanford to a field goal of the fumble recovery and the Cardinal is up 48-0.

For a totally different reason - ie being up 45-0 - the Cardinal turned to a third quarterback . Brett Nottingham couldn't get anything going for Stanford, but on the ensuing punt Gerald Thomas fumbled the return and the Cardinal recovered on the CU 22.

A holding call on Stanford bailed out the Buffs, giving them 1st and 10 at the 37-yard line. It's just the fourth first down for the Buffs on Saturday. However, the Buffs could not capitalize and were forced to punt again. The Buffs have not run a play in Stanford territory today.

Third Quartert:

Colorado holds Stanford and Connor Wood takes over under center.

The Buffs again go three-and-out and Darragh O'Neill punts from his own end zone. Stanford will take over at its 47.

Ray Polk receives the kickoff 1-yard deep in the end zone to the Colorado 10.

Hogan connects with tight end Levine Toilolo for a touchdown and following the PAT Stanford is up 45-0.

Nick Hirschman is back under center as the Buffs begin their first drive of the second half. However the result is the same as the Buffs are forced to punt again.

Stanford connects on a 31-yard field goal to take a 38-0 lead.

According to the FX brodcast there is movement from the true freshman Solis, but he will be taken off the field on a stretcher as a procaution.

Following a delay of game on third and goal, Stanford is unable to find the end zone after a quick march down the field.

The Cardinal have yet to try for a field goal as Colorado defensive lineman Justin Solis is down on the field. It appeared that he went helmet-to-helmet with teammate Chidera Uzo-Diribe. The stretching is being brought onto the field for Solis.

The game resumes with Stanford receiving the kickoff. The Cardinal will begin on the its own 37.

Halftime:

Colorado heads into the lockerroom trailing 35-0. Last week the Buffs trailed 56-0 at Oregon at the break. CU went on to lose that game 70-14.

Second Quarter:

Stanford 35, Colorado 0

Jamal-Rashard Patterson hauled in an impressive catch on third down to give the Cardinal first and goal with 14 seconds left in the half. Stephan Taylor rushes 2 yards for the touchdown and Stanford goes up 35-0 after connecting on the PAT.

Jordan Webb nearly throws another interception on the Buffs' first play of their seventh drive. On third down Webb was sacked for about a 10-yard loss forcing another CU punt with 2:14 left in the first half.

Kevin Hogan leds the Cardinal on another scoring drive with back-to-back passes to his tight ends. Stephan Taylor added a couple short runs before Hogan connected with wide open Zach Ertz for a 1-yard touchdown pass.

Jordan Webb remains in at quarterback for the Buffs and Colorado goes three-and-out again. Colorado has had just two first downs (one of which was via a Stanford penalty) on six possessions.

Kevin Hogan ran the option on first down and gained a yard. On the ensuing place, Stepfan Taylor was stopped just short of the goalline forcing third-and-goal. Remound Wright scored his first rushing touchdown on the next play. With the PAT, Stanford is up 21-0.

Stanford's Jamal-Rashad Patterson gained 42 yards on a reverse setting up the Cardinal on the 2-yard line with first and goal.

On the Buffs' next possession and third-and-7, Webb threw to Nick Kasa who was double-covered and unable to come up with the catch. Colorado was then called for delay of game on the punt. Stanford takes over on its own 30 with a fair catch.

Stepfan Taylor rushes for a 26-yard touchdown to give the Cardinal a 13-0 lead just two plays into the second quarter. The PAT was good.

First Quarter:

Stanford 7, Colorado 0

The Cardinal joined in the musical quarterbacks game by replacing Nunes with Kevin Hogan after the fumble recovery.

Jordan Webb returned to the game on the Buffs' next possession and tight end Nick Kasa caught the ball but took a tough shot, fumbling the ball which was recovered by Stanford.

Colorado freshman Yuri Wright nearly intercepted Josh Nunes, but the ball went threw his hands. That left the Cardinal with 2nd and 20 deep in their own territory. Stanford could not convert and is forced to punt.

Colorado could not capitalize on the Stanford holding penalty and was forced to punt again. There was another Stanford penalty - illegal block in the back - on the punt, backing up the Cardinal for the ensuing drive.

After Webb's pick-six, the Buffs go with Nick Hirschman to start their third drive of the game. Despite the swap at quarterback, CU went 3-and-out again. However, on the punt there was a 10-yard holding penalty on Stanford, givng the Buffs a first down.

Stanford's Ed Reynolds picks off Jordan Webb and returns it for a 52-yards touchdown to put the Cardinal up 7-0 in the first quarter.

Stanford also goes 3-and-out with Josh Nunes under center. Upon receiving the punt, Gerald Thomas returned the ball to the 30 before promptly being tackled by a teammate.

The Buffs open with Jordan Webb under center and fail to get a first down. A Darragh O'Neill punt gives Stanford the ball on the 21-yard line.

The Colorado Buffaloes host the No. 15 Stanford Cardinal today at noon at Folsom Field. The game is being televised on FX and broadcast on 850 KOA.

The Buffs are coming off back-to-back blowout losses to Southern Cal and Oregon in which they were outscored 120-20.

Despite considering a change at quarterback for the past few weeks, Jon Embree announced Friday that Jordan Webb will again be under center when the Buffs take the field today. Webb has led the Buffs to a 1-7 record (1-4 in the Pac-12) in his first season at CU.

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